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Former jail nurse pleads to reduced charges

A former nurse at the Baxter County Detention Center charged with making inappropriate sexual contacts with female inmates pled guilty to reduced charges during a session of Baxter County Circuit Court/Criminal Division Monday. Forty-two-year-old Samuel Sparks had initially been charged with three counts of sexual assault. He pled guilty to...

Baxter County, AR · 1d

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Temporary full road closure scheduled for Bull Shoals Dam

MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. (KAIT) - Drivers who use Highway 178 over Bull Shoals Dam will need will need an alternate route Tuesday through Thursday, Nov. 17-19. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has scheduled a full road closure across the dam Tuesday through Thursday, Nov. 17-19, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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Vanessa Henschel back in court

A woman with a long history of dealing with mental problems and attacking people both inside and outside jails and for exhibiting odd behavior during court appearances, such as refusing to speak even to her attorneys, was back in Baxter County Circuit Court/Criminal Division Monday. Thirty-five-year-old Vanessa Renee Henschel who...

Baxter County, AR · 19h

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Mountain Home searching for funding for $100 million to $120 million water intake

Mountain Home has the permits, the engineers and a barge on the lake for a new water intake on Norfork Lake. What it does not have yet is the $100 million to $120 million to build it. That figure, which Mayor Hillrey Adams gave during his annual report to the...

Mountain Home, AR · 1d

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Man arrested after ransacking house, threatening to hurt wife, then chasing her on son’s bicycle

A Marion County man was arrested after becoming upset with his wife, ransacking their home, threatening to hurt her, and then chasing after her on their son’s bicycle. Facing five charges for the incident, two of them felonies, is 33-year-old Justin Gem Jenkins of rural Lead Hill. According to...

Marion County, AR · 19h

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Seamans to serve as chief deputy

Baxter County Sheriff-Elect Mark Hollingsworth announced Sunday that he has chosen current Baxter County Coroner Sam Seamans to serve as his Chief Deputy when he takes office in January 2027. Seamans brings 40 years of law enforcement and administrative experience to the position, starting in 1986 as a patrol officer...

Baxter County, AR · 2d

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Gassville council seat heads to Dec. 1 runoff

Gassville voters will return to the polls Dec. 1 to settle the one race the Nov. 3 general election left open in Baxter County, the Ward 1, Position 2 seat on the Gassville City Council. Robert Simmons and Michael Fouts advance to the runoff after neither cleared the margin state...

Gassville, AR · 1d

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Baxter Health laboratory employee honored with Heroes with Halos award

Brayden Adams of the Baxter Health laboratory has received a Heroes with Halos award, the hospital foundation’s recognition for staff singled out by the patients they care for. The award was presented by Anthony Reed, vice president of ancillary services; Cindy Costa and Trisha Terry of the Baxter Health...

Baxter County, AR · 1d

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City of Mountain Home to consider economical ordinance preservation transition

The Mountain Home City Council will transition to a more economical method of preserving municipal ordinances beginning Jan. 1, 2027, as the city’s traditional metal-bound ordinance books become increasingly expensive and difficult to maintain. City Clerk Scott Liles suggested the proposed change during the council’s Nov. 5, meeting, explaining...

Mountain Home, AR · 2d

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Historical Society hosts Heritage Holiday at museum Dec. 5

The Baxter County Historical and Genealogical Society will open the Baxter County Historical Museum for its Heritage Holiday celebration Saturday, Dec. 5, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The museum, at 300 Bomber Blvd. in Mountain Home, will offer tours, refreshments and a crafters’ market. KTLO will broadcast live from...

Mountain Home, AR · 23h

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Lady Bomber Basketball looking to build off state finals appearance

The Mountain Home Lady Bomber basketball team, fresh off a 25-8 season, that featured a trip to the 5A state finals, is back in action on Thursday night. Led by head coach Dell Leonard who is in year 29 as head coach of the Lady Bombers. After graduating a class that included Brooklynn Mitchell, Jayla Yonkers, and Livi Fosness, all of which have continued their careers to the division 2 level, the Lady Bombers will be looking to continue where they left off last year.

Mountain Home, AR · 19h

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State Chamber chief says Baxter County’s low workforce participation is an opportunity, not a problem

Fewer than 44 out of every 100 working-age Baxter County residents hold a job or are looking for one, and the head of the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce told a Mountain Home audience Monday that number should catch the eye of any employer looking to expand. “This is a...

Baxter County, AR · 2d

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Fire rating drops to Class 2, sales tax edges toward another record in Adams’ State of the City report

Mountain Home homeowners and businesses inside the city limits will see their fire protection rating improve to ISO Class 2 on Jan. 1, Mayor Hillrey Adams told the Mountain Home Area Chamber of Commerce on Monday, a change he said should show up on insurance bills if policyholders ask for it.

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Baxter Health seeks bids for three new ambulances

Baxter Health is taking proposals for three new ambulances to expand its EMS fleet, the second purchase the health system has put out to bid this week under Arkansas’ Rural Health Transformation Program. The bid calls for three Type III units, the box-style ambulances built on a van chassis....

Fulton County, AR · 23h

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Mountain Home’s Naz Johnson up for Arkansas High School Football Player of the Week for Nov. 5-7

Several impact players help their teams record victories in the regular season finales and now get ready for the postseason. It’s finally playoff time in Arkansas high school football. But before we look ahead to the tantalizing postseason matchups in all of the classifications, it’s time to take a...

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Mountain Home youth golfer wins U.S. Kids Golf Foundation NW Arkansas Tour

A Mountain Home youth golfer has won a title in a six-tournament tour in northwest Arkansas. Nine-year-old Charlie Barton dominated the U.S. Kids Golf Foundation Northwest Arkansas Local Tour by winning all six tournaments. Barton won the first tournament Aug. 16 at Bella Vista Country Club. He followed that up...

Mountain Home, AR · 1d

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Area pays tribute to the veterans and the nation on Veteran’s Day

The First Security Bank Veteran’s Plaza in downtown Mountain Home served as a timeless backdrop Wednesday to honor the community’s veterans and join the rest of the nation in recognizing and honoring the legacy, sacrifices and achievements of its servicemembers. Sponsored by the North Central Arkansas Veterans Council...

Mountain Home, AR · 1d

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President and CEO of Arkansas State Chamber talks about the “State of the State”

Randy Zook, President and CEO of Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce spoke Monday morning at the “State of the City” and “State of the County” breakfast at the Trout Room of Vada Sheid at ASU-Mountain Home. Zook talked with Heather Loftis of KTLO, Classic Hits and...

Mountain Home, AR · 19h

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CFO gives grants to four area schools

The Community Foundation of the Ozarks has awarded $20,000 to four south-central Missouri school districts to support their Youth Empowerment Project chapters. Bakersfield R-IV School District: In collaboration with the FFA and Building Trades programs, students will design, build, and install signs highlighting the historic Village of Bakersfield. Couch R-1...

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